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Fox Chapel’s Wes Carnevale joins elite youth soccer club, commits to Cornell

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Saturday, July 24, 2021 | 8:01 AM


A Carnevale spouse and children reunion is established for tumble 2022 in New York’s Finger Lakes location.

Wes Carnevale, soaring senior at Fox Chapel, has committed to Cornell. The announcement comes on the heels of his more mature brother, Will, transferring from Lehigh to Cornell.

First matters very first, on the other hand. While Will results in being accustomed to the Ivy League way of life, Wes will forego playing soccer for the Foxes and as a substitute has signed with the MLS Upcoming League, centered in Manheim in Lancaster County.

But proper now, Wes is packing for a journey to Coge, Denmark, to symbolize the U.S. in a U19 Intercontinental tournament starting off Sunday.

“I’m genuine energized for this,” Wes stated as he organized to go away his Aspinwall home for the tournament. “Capelli Sport is the sponsor for MLS Next. They consider players from all in excess of, and they desired to give me an invitation.”

The 5-foot-10, 150-pound midfielder expects no language boundaries as English is generally taught in educational institutions among the Western European countries.

“They all talk English, so I count on no interaction issues,” Carnevale claimed. “I’m blessed that coach (Steve) Klein got me invited.”

Klein heads MLS Subsequent, which was formerly recognised as PA Classics in the U.S. Soccer Developmental Association.

Given that Carnevale has signed with MLS Up coming, he won’t be in a position to play for the Fox Chapel High School soccer crew this season. MLS is made up of up to 68 groups across the U.S., symbolizing the maximum amounts up to U19.

So much this summertime, Carnevale has labored out with Stefan Lundberg of Legends of Pittsburgh exercise heart at the Pittsburgh Mills shopping mall. Lundberg, a former Valley Information Dispatch Player of the Yr from his record-location times at Kiski Place, also performed at Duquesne from 2007-10 and in the pros with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds for three seasons.

Stated Lundberg: “He and his brother, Will, are two of the best players I’ve at any time gotten to train. Wes has improved and arrive a extended way, and he hasn’t plateaued. He’s a wise player and exceptionally tenacious and intense and has good eyesight and pace.”

In the drop, Wes’ mother and father will travel him to Manheim on Wednesdays for practices and back for games on Saturdays. On Nov. 10, Wes can make his motivation to Cornell formal as the national letter of intent early signing period starts. The last signing time period begins Feb. 2, 2022.

The previous time the Carnevale brothers played collectively was as sixth and eighth graders in youth soccer. Will Carnevale signed with Lehigh in 2020 but took a gap calendar year last fall. He recommitted to Cornell and will be qualified to play for the Major Purple this drop.

Wes stated he was thinking of Cornell even as his brother set in motion his transfer.

“I had some good discussions with coach (John) Smith, and I thought I could very best produce underneath him,” Wes Carnevale explained. “There are lots of previous structures there, and they have a practice facility off campus.”

Mentioned Lundberg: “I be expecting him to excel in university, and he has all the characteristics to go to the subsequent degree immediately after that.”

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